Other Groups

We worked with 4 other groups during this video conference project.
The groups were from different provinces and it was really neat to have met people from these different places. We also really liked being able to talk about what life is like where we are from with the students from the other schools. They were kind of surprised at some of the things that we shared.

We also had an elder from our community talk about what life was like when the first ships came into town.

During one of the video conference sessions each group had to present a short adventure or voyage that someone from their region had taken in the past.
Please check out the following summaries of what some of the groups shared.

Partner School
Location
Summary of their Local Adventure

Holy Heart of Mary High School

St. John's, NFLD.

The Journey of Captain Robert Bartlett

Captain Bartlett left on a northern expedition called Karluk in 1913. He sailed 200 000 miles on these arctic waters. His crew was going to study the northern people and their land. Many scientists were part of this expedition and one Inuit family was also following. Their help would be the most precious help of all because of their great knowledge of the land and their great survival skills in the arctic regions.
They sailed the Bering Strait and a terrible accident happened. Their boat was caught in ice and the ice cracked the boat. They had to abandon ship. They built igloos (snow houses) and recuperated what was left on the ship: food, candles and matches, gas and alcohol. They walked across the nordic land and were finally rescued in Siberia.

J.S. Woodsworth High School

Ottawa, ON.

Building The Rideau Canal

Kingston used to be Canada's capital city. When it was changed to be Ottawa, a waterway needed to be built between Ottawa and Kingston to carry all sorts of merchandise.
An Englishman named John By decided to build a canal that would link the two cities: the Rideau Canal. He engineered a system of locks and the whole passage way in 1826. It was a real success and a very large number of people used it. It is still being used today by boats as a shortcut between the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers.

W.O. Mitchell Public School

Kanata, ON.

St. Paul's High School

Gander, NFLD.

Gander's first baby!
At first, Gander was a military place where planes would mainly refuel. There were basic medical installations, only offering quick services to pilots and some workers. Nobody lived there permanently. One day, in the 1940's, a woman was on the verge of giving birth and she had to be transported by Medivac to a bigger city. On the way, the weather got really bad and they did not know whether to go back or to go on. Their lives were in real danger and the pilot thought it would be better to land in Gander even if it was only a military base. The poorly equipped hospital welcomed the courageous woman and Gander's first baby was delivered!

Partner School	Location	Summary of their Local Adventure
Holy Heart of Mary High School	St. John's, NFLD.	The Journey of Captain Robert Bartlett Captain Bartlett left on a northern expedition called Karluk in 1913. He sailed 200 000 miles on these arctic waters. His crew was going to study the northern people and their land. Many scientists were part of this expedition and one Inuit family was also following. Their help would be the most precious help of all because of their great knowledge of the land and their great survival skills in the arctic regions. They sailed the Bering Strait and a terrible accident happened. Their boat was caught in ice and the ice cracked the boat. They had to abandon ship. They built igloos (snow houses) and recuperated what was left on the ship: food, candles and matches, gas and alcohol. They walked across the nordic land and were finally rescued in Siberia.
J.S. Woodsworth High School	Ottawa, ON.	Building The Rideau Canal Kingston used to be Canada's capital city. When it was changed to be Ottawa, a waterway needed to be built between Ottawa and Kingston to carry all sorts of merchandise. An Englishman named John By decided to build a canal that would link the two cities: the Rideau Canal. He engineered a system of locks and the whole passage way in 1826. It was a real success and a very large number of people used it. It is still being used today by boats as a shortcut between the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers.
W.O. Mitchell Public School	Kanata, ON.
St. Paul's High School	Gander, NFLD.	Gander's first baby! At first, Gander was a military place where planes would mainly refuel. There were basic medical installations, only offering quick services to pilots and some workers. Nobody lived there permanently. One day, in the 1940's, a woman was on the verge of giving birth and she had to be transported by Medivac to a bigger city. On the way, the weather got really bad and they did not know whether to go back or to go on. Their lives were in real danger and the pilot thought it would be better to land in Gander even if it was only a military base. The poorly equipped hospital welcomed the courageous woman and Gander's first baby was delivered!